Blue streak in box, factory peep sights

[buellm2]

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/948561868

[bantam5s]

Interesting,  I've never seen a smooth flat top breech before that I can remember.

[Hoosier Daddy]

DANG!!!!
Look at the figure in that wood! 

David,

1968 - Two change
• Grooves removed from the Receiver (now smooth flattop receiver). (Mar 1968 - Feb 1978)
• Curved bolt handle now welded to bolt.

1972 - Two changes
• Stamped Serial numbers introduced ( 000001 - 025650). (Apr 1972)
• Hole in bolt handle made shallow (1972–1974)

but then..

1975 - One change. Serial numbers ( 100780 - 141460)
• Hole in bolt handle eliminated.

The seller states "The date on the postage August 1974" and that fits.




Can anyone see the date code better than I?
Looks like 7-10 to me... so that would be Oct of 77?

[Flint]

I've got two smooth flat tops





The blue streak dates to 1972 - first year with a serial number

the silver streak dates to 1977 - several years into serial numbers,

by 1977 Sheridans were no longer stamped 'blue streak' or 'silver streak' on the left side, so the gun in the auction is definitely not a 1977.

the backwards date stamp on the receiver reads - from right to left:  someunknown letter, then 197, then a number that I can't see at all. 

So the date of the gun in the ebay auction must be 1970 or 1971. 


but yes, beautiful gun!

[tennx]

As already said beautiful gun…anybody have an idea what a super grade cost when new back in the day….I would imagine its the holy grail now….

[Flint]

Looks like a new Sheridan A cost $56.50 back in 1948 - which would be almost $700 in todays dollars.  I wish I could find one for that price!!!!!